VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S/W]

I like Germany but I don’t like to eat German food. A lot of sausages. I don’t eat meat
2 years ago, It can keep my healthy.
I like German villages, it is so beautiful.
I went to Frankfurt. When I take the plane to Frankfurt then we rent the car to the village.
We drive about 6 hours. My husband drove most of time.
The highway in Germany is not limited. 150km. Benz.
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I like Germany but I don’t like to eat German food. A lot of sausages. I don’t eat meat.
I became vegetarian 2 years ago, It can help me keep fit/ stay healthy.
I like German villages/the German countryside, it is so beautiful.
I went to Frankfurt 5 years ago. I took the plane to Frankfurt then we rented a car and drove to many villages.
We drove about 6 hours (a day). My husband drove most of the time (42h)/ most times (7)

I usually get up at 7:00. But this morning,i didn’t hear my alarm .as a result, I overslept. I left home early because I had to ate breakfast on my way to company. I have been tired recently because I have a lot of works need to be finish. I’m looking forward to my vacation on the end of next month.
My husband and I will meet my daughter in London when she has a holiday of half term . And then we will plan to take the Europer star to Belgium,in Antwerp to see my friend. This is my first time to Belgium which is really expectation . We have been to Germany 5years ago. This time I will join the 26 year anniversary party of my husband ‘company where is in Frankfurt. I hope I can speak simple sentences to chat with his partner.
Cannes is good place for vacation. We will go to there after that.

I usually get up at 7:00. But this morning,i didn’t hear my alarm . As a result, I overslept. I left home early because I had to eat breakfast on my way to the company/to work. I am tired recently because I have a lot of works which needs to be finished/that I need to finish/ I have a lot of deadlines coming. I’m looking forward to my vacation at the end of next month.
My husband and I will meet my daughter in London when she has her half term holiday/for her half term holiday. And then we plan to take the Eurostar to Belgium,we will stop in Antwerp to see my friend. I will go to Belgium for the first time/This is my first time in Belgium, I am really excited. I have really high expectations for this trip. We went to Germany 5 years ago. This time I will join the 26th year anniversary party of my husband ‘company which is in Frankfurt/ I will join the anniversary party in Frankfurt. I hope I can use simple sentences to chat with his partners.
Cannes is a good place for vacation. We will go there after that.

Vocabulary

vegetables 蔬菜
I like to eat vegetables.

village : small town
I like villages in Germany.

to be excited: to have great feelings about something
I haven’t been to Belgium before. I am really excited.

to expect : what you think will happen in the future
I expect London to be raining everyday.
I didn’t expect Tony to arrive so early.

expectation: what you think something will be.
I heard that restaurant was really good, I had high expectations but I was very disappointed by the service.
I bought something really cheap on Taobao I had very low expectations but I was surprised, The quality was really good.

countryside : not the city
We rented a car and drove in the countryside.

villa : big house
My boss has a villa in St Tropez.

road trip: trip driving a car
We rented a car in Germany and had a road trip with my husband.

to take turns: sometimes me, sometimes him…
We took turns driving.
at home we take turns washing the dishes.

meat: 肉
I do not eat meat.

vegetarian: 素食者
I am vegetarian.

Grammar

Using In/On/At:

at the beginning / at the end
In June/In Summer
On May 3, on Saturday

using where:
In a question:
Where is the pearl tower? It is in Lujiazui.
Where do you go this week end?
In a sentence: 
Tom had dinner in the restaurant where he used to work.
I took my daughter to the school where I studied when I was younger.

Speak : with / to / on
I spoke to Tom this morning.
I spoke with Jim during the meeting.
We spoke on the phone.

say something
Tom said his company was not doing good.
I hope I can say what I want.

tell : something / someone
I told my boss I wanted to leave.
I told I wanted to leave during the meeting.

Using when:

When A ->, B
When I am hungry (A), I eat snacks (B)
When it’s summer, I drink cold tea.
When I went to Paris, it was winter.
When I’m tired I take a day off.

Most of the time (total time spent driving) / most times (how many times did you drive)

My husband drove most of the time (42h)/ most times (7 times)

7 days
6hours

7 times
Husband 5 times
Me 2 twice

42 hours
Husband 30h
Me 12h

Most times we went to England, we went to London. It always rains in London so we spent most of the time indoors.